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Patent GB-2261006-A (GB)
Title: Road blocker
Inventor: OVINGTON STANLEY
IPC: E01F13/08
Filed: 1993-01-04
Abstract: A barrier comprising a generally rectangular tray (10) with upstanding peripheral walls at least at the rear (12) and sides (52, 58), at least one cover member (16,18) pivotally mounted to the tray to be movable between a lowered inoperative position for a vehicle to drive thereover and a raised operative position upstanding from the tray, and means (20) within the tray for moving the at least one cover member between the inoperative and operative positions, the at least one cover member when in its operative position creating a step of sufficient height substantially to prevent vehicle passage thereover. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264479-A (GB)
Title: Suction handling device
Inventor: VOLKERT THOMAS
IPC: C03B35/12
Filed: 1993-02-19
Abstract: A suction handling device for holding and transferring objects with a temperature of more than 400 DEG C, in particular glass screens, has a body 2 whose contact surface 4 is raised with respect to a central surface, and which is covered with a heat-resistant, textile structure 16 of low thermal conductivity, preferably a glass fibre fabric, as the sealing element. The contact surface 4 matches the contour of the workpiece to be lifted. The fabric (16) is clamped centrally by disc 20 and screw 18 and peripherally by clamp (22). One or more reinforcing rings (26) of heat resistant material are preferably provided on the contact surface (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2263204-A (GB)
Title: Method of emplacement or retrieval of downhole objects
Inventor: GODFREY CRAIG W
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 1993-02-26
Abstract: An object can be emplaced, or withdrawn from a well, by a running tool (500) having electrically operated latch means (496) to engage a recess (502) on the object. The running tool is raised and lowered on an electrical cable. The tool has actuator means (solenoid or motor) (470). which is operated by transmitting a current through the cable, energization of the actuator means serving to move a rod (484) and thus a locking sleeve (488) to release the latch means and de-energization allowing the locking sleeve to move to hold the latch means in engagement with the object. The actuator means is energised by a reverse polarity signal passed along the cable. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272940-A (GB)
Title: Hingedly mounted door on container
Inventor: REYNARD KENNETH
IPC: E05D11/00
Filed: 1992-06-18
Abstract: There is disclosed a novel design of hinge (17) which serves to hingedly mount a door (16) on an upright frame member (13) forming part of a rectangular frame which defines a loading/unloading opening (12) to a container (10), in which the hinge has a seating portion (21) to engage the face (22) of the door (16) and a two part off-set portion (23) carrying a pivot mounting (24) to form an off-set hinge axis (25) which enables door (16) to move to a closed position within the plane of the frame defining opening (12). The off-set portion (23) has a first part (26) which is stepped with respect to the seating portion (21) to define a shallow recess (27) in which a flange portion (28) of a door edge seal (29) can be received and which adjoints the seating portion (21) via a neck region (30), and a second part (32) which extends outwardly away from the first part (26) to carry the pivot mounting (24) which provides the off-set hinge axis (25), in which a groove (34) is formed in the neck region (30) of the seating portion (21) and which is open towards the face (22) of the door (16), and a port (35) is formed in the outer face of the hinge (17) and which communicates with groove (34), whereby a sealant can be injected into the groove (34) from externally of the hinge via port (35) so as to provide a sealant barrier (36) along the interface (31) between neck region (30) and the face (22) of the door (16) and thereby resist ingress of moisture to the underside of the hinge which would otherwise give rise to risk of corrosion of the hinge and/or the door face over a period of time. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2273511-A (GB)
Title: Concealed tee suspended ceilings
Inventor: WASSALL GRAHAM
IPC: E04B9/28
Filed: 1993-12-16
Abstract: A ceiling tile, for use in a concealed tee sealing system, comprising a substantially rectangular, planar member having upturned edges 70, two oppositely located edges having means provided thereon to enable the tile to be located on to a tee 91, and means whereby, when two adjacent tiles are located in place, the tee section to which they are attached is concealed from view; this is achieved by a hook 83 above a cut-out portion as shown; the cut-out may be stepped rather than curved as shown. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285712-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic loop antenna
Inventor: EDGINTON BENJAMIN
IPC: H01Q7/02
Filed: 1994-01-17
Abstract: A magnetic loop antenna is achieved by using flexible wire 11 for the loop and coupling it to a transceiver feeder 9 with a ferromagnetic transformer instead of the single turn coil normally used. It is tuned at the bottom of the loop 11 with a variable capacitor 14. The loop may be formed from multi-cored wire. It is stable with good bandwidth. It is easy to transport and store and does not require a ground plane or earth which makes it suitable for portable use on boats, vehicles or the top of buildings. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276781-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to electrical plugs
Inventor: RIDDING ANTHONY JAMES
IPC: H01R13/68
Filed: 1994-03-31
Abstract: An electric plug is provided with a conductor path 30 from the cable entry 50 through the plug's body to the electrical connectors 19, 20,36 attached to the plug's pins, the path being of the same length for each of the conducting wires 47, 48, 49 concerned. This enables the wires 47, 48, 49 to be cut to the same length so facilitating assembly line production. Preferably the conductor path 30 follows the periphery wall of the plug body for a substantial part of the way. This provides for sufficient space to accommodate the fuse (27) (figure 6) and fuse holder (26) between the pins of the plug in a longitudinal alignment with the cable entry 50. The overall plug size is potentially reduced by this better use of the internal space in the plug. The cable is gripped by ribs 44 when the base and lid of the plug body are permanently interconnected. The plug pins are held in place by lid portions and by snapfit ribs. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280640-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus and method for cleaning printing press blanket cylinder
Inventor: HISHINUMA TORU
IPC: B41F35/06
Filed: 1994-08-01
Abstract: A blanket cylinder cleaning apparatus includes a pressure pad (16) for pressing a cleaning fabric (12) against a rotating blanket cylinder (C) in a printing press to wipe up unwanted matter such as residue ink on the peripheral surface of the blanket cylinder (C). The hollow pressure pad (16) is filled with gelatinous viscoelastic material (VEM) to stably bring the cleaning fabric (12) into adequate contact with the blanket cylinder (C) to efficiently clean the blanket cylinder. The viscoelastic material (VEM) is solated with heat and readily injected into the inside space (20) of the pressure pad (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278526-A (GB)
Title: Computer assisted pulsed digital angiography
Inventor: DODDS SIMON RICHARD
IPC: A61B6/00
Filed: 1993-02-12
Abstract: Blood flows through a blood vessel is monitored by angiography. A bolus of radio-opaque dye is injected by means of a motorised syringe (16) into the blood vessel over a period less than one cardiac cycle in response to the output of an ECG monitor (14). The dye bolus is injected at a predetermined point in the cardiac cycle. A sequence of X-ray images are then formed by X-ray apparatus (10) incorporating an image intensifier at predetermined intervals to provide an indication of movement of the bolus through the vessel and its branches. Preferably, the sequence of X-ray images are converted into digital format, the set of digital values representing each of the X-ray images being subtracted by means of computer (12) from those representing the next successive X-ray image in the sequence. Any negative digital values are converted to digital zeros. In order to provide an indication of volume flow through the blood vessel, the density of radio-opaque dye within a predetermined notional area at least a part of which overlies the area occupied by the blood vessel in the X-ray images is calculated for each set of digital values generated by the subtraction. The calculated densities can then be used to provide an indication of volume flow. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280872-A (GB)
Title: Pressing device for a binding machine
Inventor: WATKINS STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B42B5/10
Filed: 1993-04-29
Abstract: A pressing device comprises a housing (6) comprising a slide plate (8) mounted for rectilinear movement at an angle at about 45 DEG  to the horizontal. The rear end of the slide plate (8) is provided with spaced flanges (20, 21) between which at spaced positions widthwise of the slide plate two fixed nuts (22) are provided. Extending in each of the fixed nuts (22) is an adjustment screw (24a, 24b), each of said screws (24) being secured at its forward end to one end region of a presser plate (26). Thus, by rotation of the adjusting screws, the position of the presser plate (26) is adjusted relative to the flange (20). Mounted above the slide plate (8) at a position below the presser plate (26) and facing the presser plate (26) is a base plate (40), fixed in relation to the machine housing, the base plate and slide plate together providing the support for the binding element. Extending around the two adjustment screws (24a, 24b) is a flexible belt (36), the belt (36) being moved by rotation of an adjustment wheel (30), to ensure equal and simultaneous adjustment movement of the two adjustment screws. In this manner the device may be utilised with binding elements of a larger variety of sizes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2295139-A (GB)
Title: Jack for replacement bay windows
Inventor: EISINGER PAUL
IPC: E04G23/04
Filed: 1994-11-17
Abstract: A Jack 9 comprises at least one shouldered internally threaded member 11 for fitting into a hollow metal tube, and is extended by turning screw-threaded member 13 in at least one direction by a hole provided in the Hexigon Head 7. The Jack can be used for other purposes with or without the use of hollow tube. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2285256-A (GB)
Title: Solid pyrotechnic compositions
Inventor: FINCK BERNARD
IPC: C06B45/10
Filed: 1994-11-29
Abstract: A solid pyrotechnic composition comprises a thermoplastic binder, a plasticizer for the binder and loadings. The plasticizer comprises a polybutadiene, with a number average molecular weight between 1500 and 7500, which has silylferrocene groups bound to some of its unsaturated ethylenic groups. The polybutadiene with silylferrocene groups fulfils the functions both of plasticizer for the thermoplastic binder and of combustion catalyst. The composition may include ammonium perchlorate, an alkali metal nitrate, octogen, hexogen, triaminoguanidine nitrate or aluminium.
Patent GB-947448-A (GB)
Abstract: 947,448. Cash registers. JORGEN SIGUID LIEN [trading as JORGEN S. LIEN]. April 4, 1962 [April 6, 1961], No. 12869/62. Heading G4T. An auxiliary indicator is operatively associated with, but spaced apart from, a cash register which includes an indicating, printing, and data-storing mechanism and an adding mechanism comprising a plurality of differentially settable sliding members for the various digit denominations and an equal number of rows of keys forming the keyborad, the sliding members being mechanically linked to movable contacts so as to control the auxiliary indicator. In a first embodiment a contact 35 on a lever 34 engages a selected one of stationary contacts 36, and is synchronized with the movement of a slide member 21, movable by means not shown through a distance proportional to the number to be added into the machine by depression of a number key such as 29. Contacts 36 are connected by leads 37 to one of a series of indicator lamps 39. Lever 34 is secured to one end of shaft 33 having at its other end a lever 32 which is engaged by a pin 31 on an extension 27 of a lever 25 which is linked to a printing sector plate 26. Integral with slide member 21 is a member 23 having a slot engaging a stud 24 on lever 25. When lever 34 has moved to the desired position, a pin 43 on lever 34 is held in a corresponding recess 42 in a lever 40, fixed to a shaft 41, by means of a spring 44 which urges lever 40 downwardly. Immediately prior to the next operation, a cam member, not shown, or shaft 41 raises lever 40 to disengage pin 43 and recess 42 and a spring 45 returns lever 34 to its initial position. In a second embodiment the levers 34 operate, through links similar to 25, additional sectors, coaxial with print sectors 26, which carry contacts moving over printed-circuit contact plates connected to the remote indicating lamps.
Patent GB-2298296-A (GB)
Title: Addressing memory locations
Inventor: MCCULLOCH CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL
IPC: G11C8/04
Filed: 1995-02-23
Abstract: Data storage apparatus comprises: a memory 20 having a plurality of addressable memory locations for storage of data items and memory address input means 26 for receiving addresses of locations to be accessed; main input means 21 for receiving an input address corresponding to a memory location; a counter 20 for changing a count in response to a clock signal SCK; address adjustment means 24, 25 for combining the count with an input address to generate an adjusted address corresponding to a memory location and supplying the adjusted address to the memory address input means 26; and means for accessing the memory location at the address supplied to the memory address input means 26.
Patent GB-2289884-A (GB)
Title: Stackable container
Inventor: SCHAFER GERHARD
IPC: B65D21/06
Filed: 1995-06-02
Abstract: A stackable container has a top opening and outwardly inclined side and end walls 3, 4 so that it can be stacked with similar containers in a nested fashion. The container has a lid in two sections 5, 6 hinged to opposite side walls, the hinges 7 being so arranged that they do not intrude into the opening at least when the lid is open so that the open lid sections can be folded back against the sides in the open position allowing them to be nested into a container below instead of protruding from the sides of the stack. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2294014-A (GB)
Title: Central console for a motor vehicle
Inventor: SCHMID PETER
IPC: B60R11/02
Filed: 1995-09-18
Abstract: In a central console 12 for a motor vehicle, the central console 12 exhibits prefabricated connections 18, 19, 20 on which there may be fitted at least one add-on part 21, 22 which is provided with optional additional devices and/or operating elements 23. The add-on part may be a box 21 and/or an additional console 22. A large number of variants of central console can be made at low cost, with provision for a choice of eg CD players, CD changers, radio with headsets for rear passengers, video systems, telephone, cool box, drinks holders, additional lighting, vacuum cleaner, fax machine, shaver, hair drier, toaster, computer, seat heater. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2306448-A (GB)
Title: Feeding strip material
Inventor: NORKETT JOHN CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B65H20/04
Filed: 1995-10-20
Abstract: Strip 5 is fed by a driven roller 4 and associated roller 12, both of which are covered with protective material which will not adversely affect the surface of the strip, eg its reflectivity, the drive motor (not shown) for roller 4 being controlled by pulses from an encoder (not shown) driven by an accurately machined roller 3, roller 3 forming a nip with a roller 13 which is also covererd with protective material. Grooved registering rollers (figure 6) for engaging side edges of the strip are disclosed.
Patent GB-2296973-A (GB)
Title: Metal discriminator
Inventor: REASON COLIN ANDREW
IPC: G01V3/10
Filed: 1995-11-27
Abstract: Apparatus for discriminating between different types of metal and between different grades of a single metal comprises an inductive search element 35 (e.g. a flat spiral coil) and means for detecting changes in the impedance of the element when it is positioned adjacent to a metallic sample to be tested. The inductive element may form part of a tuned circuit driven at or near resonance by an oscillator 70, the magnitude and phase of the voltage across the tuned circuit being measured by detectors 90, 130. A sensor 150 may be provided to detect whether the sensing element is being pressed firmly against the sample, impedance measurements only being made when it is. A probe for the discriminating apparatus is also disclosed (figure 6).
Patent GB-2295832-A (GB)
Title: Press blanket for papermaking machine
Inventor: AUFRECHT HARALD
IPC: D21F3/02
Filed: 1995-12-01
Abstract: A press blanket in a pressing device intended for extracting water from a web in the press nip of a papermaking machine comprises an elastomeric matrix, in which the outer area, facing the web, is subjected to a thermal treatment in order to increase the wear-resistance. Although the elastomeric matrix thus consists of the same material throughout, the outer area, which is subjected to greater stresses, therefore exhibits increased wear-resistance. The press blanket is made in a single operation, by casting a hot-casting elastomeric matrix onto a cylindrical casting mold, while at the same time reinforcing threads are wound into the material. The press blanket is selectively thermally treated in order to achieve increased wear-resistance at the outer surface facing the web to a depth below the depth of grooves or bores on this outer surface.
Patent GB-2296409-A (GB)
Title: Telephone Handset Having a Plurality of Telephone Numbers
Inventor: NORIMATSU NORIKO
IPC: H04M1/72451
Filed: 1995-12-15
Abstract: A hand-held telephone set is provided with two telephone numbers, and includes a memory (5) for registering the two telephone numbers and also corresponding various data items for each number such as: (i) areas in which origination and termination of calls using each of the telephone numbers is allowed (ii) allowed days and times, and (iii) telephone numbers of distant parties to whom calls are allowed. A CPU (2) judges whether an outgoing call satisfies the conditions corresponding to the selected telephone number when origination and termination of calls are executed using that telephone number. Calls are enabled using the selected telephone number when such data conditions are satisfied. When such data conditions are not satisfied, calls may be enabled using the other stored number. Business and personal calls are thereby distinguished. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2310380-A (GB)
Title: Filter for ponds, aquariums etc.
Inventor: GOODSON MALCOLM GRAHAM
IPC: A01K63/04
Filed: 1996-02-24
Abstract: A water treatment apparatus for ponds, aquariums etc. comprises a water tight container 2 having an inlet 6 with mouth 8 and an outlet. Mounted adjacent to the mouth 8 is an elongate collection bag 10 to remove solids from the water. The inlet aperture 12 of the collection bag 10 is spaced from the mouth 8 of the inlet pipe 6 by spacer elements 14 to leave a gap 15. When the pores of the bag become blocked the flow F is able to by-pass the collection bag 10 and instead flow through the gap 15 onto the subsequent filtration stages before being returned to the pond. The bag 10 is removable and is manufactured from a woven polymeric mesh material. In an alternative embodiment the bag is replaced by a trough (FIG 2). The subsequent filtration stages consist of brush filters 16 and adjacent these are foam filter elements 18. This is then followed by a biological filtering stage consisting of plastics bio media.
Patent GB-2300074-A (GB)
Title: Installation structure for an external switch button
Inventor: KURODA MITSURU
IPC: H01H21/22
Filed: 1996-04-17
Abstract: A switch operating button 21 having an elastically deformable arm section 24 for allowing movement of an actuating section 22 for actuating a press button switch is supported between a pair of elements 27, 28. In one arrangement, a supporting section 25 at an end of the arm section 24 is sandwiched between a pair of ribs 27, 28 on a case 11 of a pager. In another arrangement, the arm section (43, Fig 6) is held between a sidewall of a case (47) and a pair of ribs (45) spaced from the sidewall and a supporting section (44) at the end of the arm section (43) is positioned between the pair of ribs (45). In a further arrangement, a supporting section (25, Fig 5b) at the end of the arm section is sandwiched between a printed circuit board (38) and a case (11). The actuating section 22 may be formed of a soft luminous elastomer and the arm section 24 may be formed of a rigid polycarbonate.
Patent GB-2307934-A (GB)
Title: Rail clip used with "T-shaped" fastener shows incorrect assembly
Inventor: GILL NEIL FRANK
IPC: E01B9/58
Filed: 1994-05-24
Abstract: Nose 116 of rail clip 115 holds lower flange 117 of rail 118 to a chair mounted on a sleeper. The nose also abuts against rail side surface 119. Clip tail 120 fits into recess 121 on top of the chair. Legs 122 project down from the body of the clip. Cross head 124 of "T-shaped" fastener 123 locks against these legs to allow a nut to be torqued up. An outer depending leg (124, fig. 17) may be used to stop the clip rotating against the chair. Legs 122 and/or 124 project upwardly if the clip is installed upside down, giving visible or tactile indication of wrong assembly, and preventing tightening of the nut on the fastener.
Patent GB-2307222-A (GB)
Title: Load moving trolley
Inventor: BARTON WILLIAM GODFREY LUKES
IPC: E01C19/52
Filed: 1996-11-18
Abstract: A load moving trolley 10 or (110, Fig. 2) comprises a first gripping member 24 or (124) mounted on a first lever means 18 pivotally connected to support means 14, 16 and a second gripping member 34 or (134) mounted on said support means, whereby movement of the first lever means can move the first gripping member relative to the second gripping member in order to grip or release a load 12, such as a paving slab or kerbstone. The support means may include a wheel or wheels 16 adapted to carry a chassis 14 on which first and second lever means 18, 28 and the gripping members are located. A third gripping member (150) may be provided to extend downwardly from the chassis to engage the load. Stop means 36 in the form of a bar 38 can be used to prevent pivotal movement of the first lever means in a direction C to impede movement of the first gripping member towards the second gripping member.
Patent GB-2308937-A (GB)
Title: MPEG-2 inverse quantiser using modified quantiser_scale
Inventor: CHO YOUNG-CHUL
IPC: H04N19/70
Filed: 1996-12-30
Abstract: An inverse quantizer, for use in an MPEG-2 video signal decoder, provides a 23-bit inverse quantized transform coefficient F in response to a 13-bit (2QF+K) input, in accordance with  ```F'' =[(2QF+K) x (W x quantizer_scale) ]/32  wherein QF(* identical with *QF[U][V]) 13 is a quantized transform coefficient, W(* identical with *W[U][V]) 8 is an element of a predetermined weight matrix, and the quantizer_scale is an integer ranging from 1 to 112 as given in the MPEG-2 scheme. The inverse quantizer comprises a quantizer_scale provider 110 for generating a modified quantizer_scale 6 and a selection signal based on the quantizer_scale. A first multiplier 120 provides a quantization step size 14 which is then multiplied by (2QF+K) 13 and supplied to a bit appending block 132 for appending zero bits to the output of the second multiplier 27, to provide a set of 28-bit values. A multiplexer 134 selects one of the 28-bit values in response to the selection signal and this is divided 140 by 2 5 to provide a 23-bit inverse quantised coefficient F'' 23.